He founded and is CEO of Exceptional PPM and PMO Solutions, an Inc. Verified Business, which helps organizations achieve their strategic objectives and boost business results through world-class project leadership. The consultancy provides project, program, portfolio, and PMO management services inclusive of agile, traditional, and hybrid frameworks. Business results are significant. Examples include strategically aligned initiatives, faster delivery and time-to-market, improved on-budget performance, higher customer and stakeholder satisfaction, and greater competitive advantage.

A fantastic agile transformation experience with a client in the entertainment industry was the inspiration for Scott’s book, Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions. It helps technical and non-technical teams develop and deliver products in short cycles with rapid adaptation to change, fast time-to-market, and continuous improvement—which supports innovation and drives competitive advantage.

Scott is a former vice president of a provider of diverse consumer products and services over the Internet including social networking and internet access. Before that, he worked in organizations with businesses ranging from advanced technology products and services to business services, retail, e-commerce, manufacturing, and entertainment. He has experience with consumer, business, reseller, government, and international markets, as well as experience spanning 20 countries.

Scott has a bachelor's degree in Psychology with a focus in Human Factors. He holds six professional certifications: Certified Scrum Professional (CSP), Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), Project Management Professional (PMP), Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (LSSGB), and IT Service Management Foundation (ITIL). He is a member of the Scrum Alliance, the Project Management Institute (PMI), the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the IEEE Computer Society, the IEEE Consumer Electronics Society, the IEEE Broadcast Technology Society, the IEEE Internet of Things (IoT) Community, and the IEEE Consultants Network.

Scott has also been actively involved in the development of professional global standards. He was a member of Project Management Institute (PMI) standards team which produced the Practice Standard for Work Breakdown Structures—Second Edition. Scott was a contributor and reviewer of A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge—Sixth Edition, a contributor and reviewer of The Standard for Program Management—Fourth Edition, a subject matter expert reviewer of content for the PMI Global Congress 2016, and a judge for the PMI 2015 Professional Education Provider of the Year Award.

He has delivered talks on project management—inclusive of agile and Scrum—at private and public events in the United States and internationally. Scott gave a talk on innovation and project management at a private meeting in London in February 2017. He was a guest speaker on agile project management at a public event of the PMI Los Angeles Chapter in July 2017. Scott is scheduled to deliver a talk—“Agile Scrum: An Overview (Originally) for The Board of Directors of an Entertainment Company”—at a public meeting of the PMI California Central Coast Chapter in June 2018. He is scheduled to present the same talk at a public event of the PMI California Inland Empire Chapter in August 2018.

Scott resides in Los Angeles, California.

He is available for public appearances, interviews, and signings. Contact him at Scott@ScottGraffius.com.